ἐπίγειοςepígeios

worldly (physically or morally)

Greek (New Testament) · G1919

Meanings

of the earth, earthly: τὰ ἐ., John 3:12, Philippians 2:10, Philippians 3:19 (anarthrous); σώματα, 1 Corinthians 15:40; οἰκία, 2 Corinthians 5:1; σοφία, James 3:15.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

  • John 3:12 But if you don’t believe me when I tell you about earthly things, how can you possibly believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
  • 1 Corinthians 15:40 There are also bodies in the heavens and bodies on the earth. The glory of the heavenly bodies is different from the glory of the earthly bodies.
  • 2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands.
  • Philippians 2:10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
  • Philippians 3:19 They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth.
  • James 3:15 For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.